We are told by our trusted sources that Apple has once again seeded a new build of iOS 7 to partners, and that it should be released to developers later today. We can confirm the build number is much higher than the previous beta, and we would assume that iOS 7 beta 7 should be distributed and made available for developers around 1:00 p.m. EDT, as usual.While this is news that is music to many users ears that are running iOS 7 beta, this is something that I take with a bit of skepticism. Earlier last week, BGR was reporting that Beta 6 would be the last beta before the gold master version. However, hours later, an emergency hot fix for an iTunes in the Cloud issue forced the release of Beta 6.
According to BGR's previous report from last week, the beta version that is rumored to being released today is reportedly going to be the final version seeded to developers before a golden master version is seeded sometime in early September. That golden master would then be made available to developers following Apple's rumored iPhone media event on September 10, with a release to the public happening perhaps a week or so later just prior to the launch of new iPhone hardware.
Update: As of 1:45 pm EST, there is still no sign of Beta 7. Stay tuned for more updates.